Fortunately, for now, Fiona was satisfied with Lionel as a son-in-law. He was gentle, attentive, and thoughtful, with decent looks and a respectable height.Having graduated from Queenstone College and now working as a physics teacher at a prestigious high school, he might not be wealthy, but he was
Mindy only asked Miranda to contact Sam because the two of them already knew each other.Back when Lionel's wallet was stolen at the train station, Miranda had introduced Sam to them. She called him "Mr. Cooper" and explained that he was a friend. Later, Sam had even thoughtfully dropped them off at
Nelly's smile became slightly strained. "Is that so? Lionel is truly a family man…"As everyone enjoyed their meal, the doorbell suddenly rang. Sam put down his cutlery. "I'll get it," he said, heading to the entryway.A few seconds later, his surprised voice echoed through the house. "Dad? What are
The moment seemed to pull Timothy back in time, to when they were just young adults in their 20s. Their world revolved solely around each other, yet held back by the unspoken.His heart stirred. He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say anything, Mindy stood up and broke the spell. "I sh
Timothy waved his hand dismissively. "No need, I'll serve myself…""Nonsense! We're all family here." Before Timothy could finish, Lionel had already added two heaping servings of ribs to his plate.Timothy froze, momentarily at a loss for words.Nelly smiled sweetly, but her gaze toward Timothy was
Now, Timothy and Mindy were no longer the childhood sweethearts they once were. Their lives had diverged, with separate marriages and entirely different paths."Do you remember when we were kids, the promises we made about what we wanted to be when we grew up?" Timothy was the first to break the sil
"No way… Are you a big shot? You even brought your bodyguards to get drunk at a bar?" "Who knows?" Sam retorted.…Sam asked his bodyguards to stand closer deliberately so that he could finally have some peace and quiet. He poured himself another drink, but unlike last night, he didn't chug it down
By force? Sam chuckled. "Well, that's if you actually managed to grab hold of it."Timothy retorted, "How would you know you can't if you haven't tried?""What? Are you going to pursue Aunt Minnie? Heh… First of all, there's no way you'll get past my grandparents."Timothy made no comment on that.
"By the way, I was the one who borrowed the hammer," Santiago said. "You guys don't even know how those two staff members looked at me. It was like I was a fugitive or a serial killer. "I had to explain for a long time. In the end, they still gave it to me even though I never really managed to clar
Emilia broke into a smile. The next second, Santiago grabbed her hand. "What… What are you doing?" she asked, startled.Santiago had already climbed down from the chair. Instead of letting go, he tightened his grip. "Emi, we won the championship. Aren't you happy?""Of course I'm happy!" she replie
Miranda replied, "It's neither good nor bad."Puzzled, Madison turned to look at Sebastian. He explained patiently, "Going last has its advantages. We get to observe how the first two teams answer and get a sense of the judges' questioning styles. The downside is that if someone lacks mental resili
The inspection team members were caught off guard.They had been watching the competition peacefully from the audience. During the half-hour intermission, they had been casually chatting amongst themselves when a staff member suddenly rushed over and called them to the scene. The problem was, the s
The two women's expressions changed dramatically at Miranda's words. Their emotions flared instantly as well. "What nonsense are you spouting?" one of them snapped.Miranda smirked and said, "Judging by your reaction, I must've guessed right.""Let us go! I'm warning you—""Hah? Warning me?" Mirand
Miranda raised an eyebrow as her mind started to race. After a brief pause, she called, "Is anyone out there?" There was no response. She took out her phone. Unsurprisingly, there was no signal. So that was it… It wasn't drugging, but this method instead. Miranda smiled and reached into her bag,
Miranda whipped her head around and stared at Madison. "To be precise, she's actually Hebranian," Madison explained. "She's from Hebrana but has Harbener citizenship.""How do you know that?" Madison giggled. "Is there any gossip that I don't know?" Then she raised an eyebrow. "By the way, Miranda
Compared to last year, the teams from Malca, Farisia, Riddleston, and Dulcora were all familiar faces, while Hebrana was the newcomer.At first glance, it looked like Hebrana had pushed Harbener out of the top five. But in reality, Hebrana had never faced Harbener throughout the competition.In the
The next day, Silas brought the clock-in info to Paul. "Didn't you also leave early without doing any overtime?" he asked.Paul smirked. "But I did. I stayed ten minutes longer than you."Silas couldn't believe it. That also counted as overtime?Paul seemed to have read his mind and asked, "Why woul